有人说,一个动词前面最多可以有四个助动词,并举例如下:
Jim must have been being told while I was outside.
请问这个说法是对的吗?
是的,一般说来,一个动词前面最多可以有四个助动词,网友的句子理论上是对的,但总的说来,这类用法比较少见:
Jim must have been being told while I was outside. 我在外面的时候一定有人在告诉吉姆。
但更通常的说法应该是:
Someone must have been telling Jim while I was outside.
当然,有时因特定语境的需要,人们也会选用这种表达:
The cake must have been being baked. 当时蛋糕一定正在烤着。
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